ALAMOSA, Colo.—The San Luis Valley is cashing in on its reputation as a solar hotspot with several auctions of federal land.

The county already has four solar farms and the federal government is looking to boost domestic energy production between potato fields and rangeland.

According to the Alamosa Valley Courier ( http://tinyurl.com/okmt48t), two solar zone auctions in October will be the first of many Bureau of Land Management competitive auctions for designated public lands stemming from 2012 federal legislation.

As news of the deadly mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, unfolded last week, Pia Guerra, a 46-year-old Vancouver-based artist, felt helpless. She couldn’t bring herself to go to sleep, so she began to draw.

Police who find suspected drugs during a traffic stop or an arrest usually pause to perform a simple task: They place some of the material in a vial filled with liquid. If the liquid turns a certain color, it’s supposed to confirm the presence of cocaine, heroin or other narcotics.